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* It should be kept in mind that Hardy is actually gay (Shown in a few instances or talking points historically) and thus all the following should be considered parts of canon to get past the MoralGuardians
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** When they eventually make their goodbyes, Hardy looks like a piece of his soul was about to leave him.
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** When they eventually make their goodbyes, Hardy looks like a piece of his soul was about to leave him.him.
* Hardy receives the good luck charm Ramanujan was wearing around his wrist in the letter informing him of the later's passing away in India, just as Ramanujan's wife had sent a hairband as token of her affection. He raises the charm to his lips, and begins to weep when he becomes aware of the letter's contents.
* Hardy receives the good luck charm Ramanujan was wearing around his wrist in the letter informing him of the later's passing away in India, just as Ramanujan's wife had sent a hairband as token of her affection. He raises the charm to his lips, and begins to weep when he becomes aware of the letter's contents.
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--> '''Hardy: ''' There are no proofs nor underlying laws that can determine the outcome of matters of the heart. ''[melancholically adds]'' Of this I am ... sure.
** When Ramanujan suggests that Hardy might find his own "matters of the heart" sometime in the near future, Hardy looks pained and mutters "perhaps".
** When Ramanujan suggests that Hardy might find his own "matters of the heart" sometime in the near future, Hardy looks pained and mutters "perhaps".
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** When Ramanujan suggests that Hardy might find his own "matters of the heart" sometime in the near future, Hardy looks pained and mutters
** Their parting hug is the stuff of slash-y fanfic. Ramanujan goes for the embrace, but before he can let go, Hardy draws him in just to hold him for a moment longer.
** When they eventually make their goodbyes, Hardy looks like a piece of his soul was about to leave him.
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* Hardy and Ramanujan's last scene together is laden with emotion and subtext.
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* Hardy and Ramanujan's last scene together is laden with emotion and subtext.subtext.
** When Hardy tries to console Ramanujan over his wife, his words of consolation become a coincident admission of his own feelings:
--> '''Hardy: ''' There are no proofs nor underlying laws that can determine the outcome of matters of the heart. ''[melancholically adds]'' Of this I am ... sure.
** When Ramanujan suggests that Hardy might find his own "matters of the heart" sometime in the near future, Hardy looks pained and mutters "perhaps".
** When Hardy tries to console Ramanujan over his wife, his words of consolation become a coincident admission of his own feelings:
--> '''Hardy: ''' There are no proofs nor underlying laws that can determine the outcome of matters of the heart. ''[melancholically adds]'' Of this I am ... sure.
** When Ramanujan suggests that Hardy might find his own "matters of the heart" sometime in the near future, Hardy looks pained and mutters "perhaps".
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* When Ramanujan surprises Hardy in his private rooms to share a new mathematical discovery, one can briefly see Hardy had been writing romantic prose about a working class girl and a king. Considering the real Hardy had no interest in writing fictional prose, the only purpose this detail seems to serve is to highlight Hardy's secret romantic musings.
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* When Ramanujan surprises Hardy in his private rooms to share a new mathematical discovery, one can briefly see Hardy had been writing romantic prose about a working class girl and a king. Considering the real Hardy had no interest in writing fictional prose, the only purpose this detail seems to serve is to highlight Hardy's secret romantic musings.musings.
* When he learns that Ramanujan has a wife, Hardy looks shocked and dejected. He doesn't refer to the marriage beyond calling the wife ''her.''
* Hardy and Ramanujan's last scene together is laden with emotion and subtext.
* When he learns that Ramanujan has a wife, Hardy looks shocked and dejected. He doesn't refer to the marriage beyond calling the wife ''her.''
* Hardy and Ramanujan's last scene together is laden with emotion and subtext.
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* A fellow student hints very unsubtly at Hardy's romantic orientation and a possible infatuation with Ramanujan:
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* A fellow student hints very unsubtly at Hardy's romantic orientation and a possible infatuation with Ramanujan:
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'''Andrew Hartley:''' No. He's married to his work, as they say. I suppose that means you now.
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'''Andrew Hartley:''' No. He's married to his work, as they say. I suppose that means you now.now.
* When Ramanujan surprises Hardy in his private rooms to share a new mathematical discovery, one can briefly see Hardy had been writing romantic prose about a working class girl and a king. Considering the real Hardy had no interest in writing fictional prose, the only purpose this detail seems to serve is to highlight Hardy's secret romantic musings.
* When Ramanujan surprises Hardy in his private rooms to share a new mathematical discovery, one can briefly see Hardy had been writing romantic prose about a working class girl and a king. Considering the real Hardy had no interest in writing fictional prose, the only purpose this detail seems to serve is to highlight Hardy's secret romantic musings.
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* He ''does'' do a lot of staring at Ramanujan and Ramanujan's general direction, though. His whole body language seems to indicate he is strangely drawn and attuned to Ramanujan's presence, which is a testament to how subtly Jeremy Irons created his performance.
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* He ''does'' do a lot of staring at Ramanujan and Ramanujan's general direction, though. His whole body language seems to indicate he is strangely drawn and attuned to Ramanujan's presence, which is a testament to how subtly Jeremy Irons created his performance.performance.
* A fellow student hints very unsubtly at Hardy's romantic orientation and a possible infatuation with Ramanujan:
--> '''Andrew Hartley:''' His father was a schoolteacher. Not exactly Trinity stock. Hardy's earned it on his own merits. It's probably why he's taken to you.\\
'''Ramanujan:''' Does he have a wife?\\
'''Andrew Hartley:''' No. He's married to his work, as they say. I suppose that means you now.
* A fellow student hints very unsubtly at Hardy's romantic orientation and a possible infatuation with Ramanujan:
--> '''Andrew Hartley:''' His father was a schoolteacher. Not exactly Trinity stock. Hardy's earned it on his own merits. It's probably why he's taken to you.\\
'''Ramanujan:''' Does he have a wife?\\
'''Andrew Hartley:''' No. He's married to his work, as they say. I suppose that means you now.
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[...] The difficulty for me, then, is not that I do not know enough about him, but that I know and feel too much.
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[...] The difficulty for me, then, is not that I do not know enough about him, but that I know and feel too much.much.
* Hardy becomes very flustered and awkward in Ramanujan's presence, though that might be just as well due to his social awkwardness.
* He ''does'' do a lot of staring at Ramanujan and Ramanujan's general direction, though. His whole body language seems to indicate he is strangely drawn and attuned to Ramanujan's presence, which is a testament to how subtly Jeremy Irons created his performance.
* Hardy becomes very flustered and awkward in Ramanujan's presence, though that might be just as well due to his social awkwardness.
* He ''does'' do a lot of staring at Ramanujan and Ramanujan's general direction, though. His whole body language seems to indicate he is strangely drawn and attuned to Ramanujan's presence, which is a testament to how subtly Jeremy Irons created his performance.
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* The film opens with a voiceover by Hardy, wistfully reflecting on Ramanujan and their time spent together at Trinity college:
--> '''Hardy:''' [''while looking out of a rainy window''] I owe more to him than to anyone else in the world, and my association with him is the one romantic incident of my life.\\
[...] The difficulty for me, then, is not that I do not know enough about him, but that I know and feel too much.
--> '''Hardy:''' [''while looking out of a rainy window''] I owe more to him than to anyone else in the world, and my association with him is the one romantic incident of my life.\\
[...] The difficulty for me, then, is not that I do not know enough about him, but that I know and feel too much.
